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2017 Map of Perrinton

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Perrinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Perrinton and Middleton anchor this central Michigan landscape, where agricultural grids are defined by an intricate network of drains and creeks. The terrain is shaped by the southern flow of Pine Creek toward Rainbow Lake, while the northern reaches are drained by the appropriately named River Styx and the Bad River. This area in Gratiot County preserves several small family and community burial grounds, including Beechler Cem, Hayes Road Cem, and Greenwood Cem, which serve as vital touchstones for local genealogical research.

The settlement at Newark sits in the northern township, connected by a strictly rectilinear road system that includes Cleveland Rd and Roosevelt RD. The map reveals the hydrology essential to this farming region, tracing the paths of the Casteel Drain, Myra and Coly Drain, and the Stonebrook and Harlow Drain as they move water toward the Maple River at the southern boundary. These drainage systems reflect the 20th-century engineering required to maintain the productivity of the local soil.